Saxifraga

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”), from its frequent habit of growing in cracks in rock or in loose rock. === Noun === Saxifraga f A taxonomic genus within the family Saxifragaceae – numerous species of small plants native to the subarctic and cooler temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Saxifragales – order; Saxifragaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Saxifraga granulata (meadow saxifrage) - type species; for other species see Saxifraga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies ==== Derived terms ==== Saxifragodes Saxifragopsis === References === Saxifraga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Saxifraga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Saxifraga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Saxifraga at USDA Plants database Saxifraga at The Plant List